International taxes

The French want to pay less tax. That was the clear message that emerged from a two-month “Great Debate” that saw voters present their grievances and suggest remedies to President Emmanuel Macron.

The Internal Revenue Service is having trouble dealing with the information it’s getting from foreign banks about U.S. taxpayer assets under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act because of problems with the data and various mismatches, according to a new government report.

Democrats are busy finding new ways to tax the rich. The most straightforward way to do that — an annual tax on household wealth — is an idea with deep roots in Europe that several 2020 hopefuls are hoping to import to the U.S.

Dustin Stamper and David Sites of the Washington National Tax Office of Grant Thornton dig into some of the biggest opportunities for businesses and individuals in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

There’s no question that U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become amazingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Canada is reining in a tax break on employee stock options by introducing a cap that it expects will impact executives of major, established companies.

Globalization presents both tremendous opportunities for business, but also significant challenges.

A looming Swiss Supreme Court ruling could add to the bank's woes.

The U.K. taxman is coming under fire over its program giving the wealthy one last opportunity to disclose income or assets stashed in secretive offshore accounts.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced a pair of bills aimed at stopping corporations from using offshore tax havens and outsourcing jobs to other countries.

European Union finance ministers agreed to add 10 countries to a blacklist of alleged tax havens, including the United Arab Emirates and Bermuda, despite last-minute push-back by some EU nations.

Bank Hapoalim Ltd., Israel’s second-biggest bank, set aside an additional $246 million to settle a lengthy tax evasion investigation by U.S. authorities. The shares fell the most in more than two months.

The European Union’s inability to agree on taxing Internet giants like Google and Amazon shows the need for majority voting at the soon-to-be 27-member bloc, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

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France intends to tax the revenue of about 30 internet giants such as Amazon.com Inc. to help ensure “fiscal justice,” according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

The country hopes to reverse swelling outflows to international tax havens.

Ailing shopping districts are losing revenue to e-commerce, according to a government report.

A Paris court found the bank guilty of helping wealthy French clients stash undeclared funds in Swiss accounts.

The Swiss lender eschewed a settlement in a French tax investigation after failing to agree on an amount, exposing it to in-court demands from the state.

Women with at least four children will be exempt from paying personal-income tax.